Survey of worker satisfaction puts UK behind Germany and America

A survey of 45,000 employees from 32 countries has found that 67% of workers in the UK are satisfied with their job compared to 68% in both Germany and France, 70& in Australia, 73% in New Zealand and the Netherlands, 74% in America and Belgium and 77% in Canada.

The study, commissioned by Randstad found that this leave over 9 million British workers who are unhappy in their work, with people aged between 35 and 44 feeling the most disillusioned. According to the results, this could lead to more staff illness and sick leave, as well as reduced productivity.

Conversely, people at both the beginning and end of their careers are the happiest where they are either motivated at the start of their working lives or looking forwards towards their impending retirement.


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That's the way the biscuit crumbles...

Are you a good work colleague when it comes to biscuits? A survey of 600 people who work in an office, commissioned by SaleLand.co.uk, found that 75% of people passed the packet of biscuits around the office before eating one themselves, and whilst you may think this makes you more considerate and caring, the survey found that apparently this makes you more ambitious. 

The study also says that on average, a person will take two biscuits (or 2.79 technically, though who breaks them biscuits into smaller pieces?) and if you take three or more you are greedy.

The least popular type of biscuits were ones that will leave crumbs all over you and your desk or workspace, and around a half of people liked to dunk while the other half... don't.



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